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Kent Conwell

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in Wheeler, Texas, The United States
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Kent Conwell grew up in the Texas Panhandle in the town of Wheeler, population 848. The West was an integral part of his life. The solitude of the Panhandle, which offered little more than school and work, encouraged his reading and writing as well as his exploration of the vastness of the rolling prairies, the emptiness of which carried the presentiment itself of mystery and death.

A quest for adventure had been woven into his life by his grandfather, who had run away from his Tennessee home when he was 14. He bullwhacked his way to the Panhandle where he met his future wife who had traveled from Illinois to Texas.

After moving to Fort Worth where Kent was more at home at the stockyards than school, he earned a B.S. and began teaching. Late
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A few more hours, and the big day is here.

Merry Christmas to all, whether it be Kwanza or Hanukkah or the celebration or not of your choice.

I heard a report the other day that 78% of Americans still believed in the traditional Christmas. Of the remaining 22%, 8% believed in nothing.

I was glad to hear the 78% figure for given all the hue and cry in the media, Christmas is on Read more of this blog post »
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“that the only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.”
Kent Conwell, The Gold of Black Mountain

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Kent Conwell, Sidetrip to Sand Springs

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